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The Daily BreezeTue, 26 Sep 2017 13:00:38 -070060A Los Angeles police officer was scheduled to be arraigned today on charges alleging he pulled a gun on three people outside an El Segundo restaurant and struck one with the pistol, prosecutors said.

Joseph William Rooney, 33, was scheduled to appear before a judge in downtown Los Angeles to face four counts of assault with a firearm.

]]>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 11:29:35 -0700201709261129352017-09-26T11:29:35-07:002017-09-26T11:29:35-07:00It might seem hard to believe if you were among the tens of thousands of fans crammed into the Disneyland Resort last weekend, but we are entering a calm before the storm at Southern California's theme parks.

The Mickey and Friends parking structure filled to capacity on Saturday and Sunday last weekend, and wait times for attractions at Disneyland climbed to holiday-week levels.

The gunfire was reported at 2:30 a.m. in the area of Idabell Avenue and Fairhaven Street, said Deputy Kimberly Alexander of the Sheriff's Information Bureau. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, she said.

The volunteer opportunity includes weekly Tuesday night trainings through March. Volunteers who graduate the training program will be placed on whale-watching boats to train viewers about local marine wildlife.

]]>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 19:13:00 -0700201709261002232017-09-25T19:13:00-07:002017-09-26T10:02:23-07:00A rules change that will raise fees and reduce loan amounts for reverse mortgages apparently has created a nationwide rush to get new loans completed before the reforms take effect Monday, Oct. 2.

Agencies providing financial counseling needed for such loans have been swamped, and a leading industry group has appealed for waivers and extensions so more borrowers will qualify under the old rules.

]]>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 19:16:52 -0700201709251916522017-09-25T19:16:52-07:002017-09-25T19:16:52-07:00A 32-foot Uniflite cabin motor vessel - stripped of its engine, lights and transmission - was found sinking Monday morning about a mile-and-a-half offshore from the Port of Los Angeles, but no victims were found on board or in the water, authorities said.

The sinking boat, The Monte Carlo, was reported about 7:20 a.

]]>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 10:04:51 -0700201709251905202017-09-25T10:04:51-07:002017-09-25T19:05:20-07:00Biology students at Cal State Dominguez Hills will soon be able to do their own DNA sequencing, seeing the molecular structures of plants, bacteria and other living things more closely than ever before.

The Carson university's Department of Biology has won a National Science Foundation grant for $216,310 to purchase an

A 36-year-old convicted felon who chased his family out of their Rancho Palos Verdes house when he began firing a weapon inside was arrested nearby Monday after an hours-long standoff with sheriff's deputies.

Paul David Carriere arrived unexpectedly at his parents' home in the 6400 block of Sealpoint Court shortly before 6 a.

]]>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 09:45:22 -0700201709251845192017-09-25T09:45:22-07:002017-09-25T18:45:19-07:00NEW YORK >> Target Corp. is raising its minimum hourly wage for workers to $11 starting next month and then to $15 by the end of 2020, a move it says will help it hire and keep the best employees and make shopping a better experience for customers.

The initiative announced Monday is part of the discounter's overall strategy to improve its business, which includes remodeling stores, expanding its online services and opening up smaller urban locations.

]]>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 18:44:55 -0700201709251844552017-09-25T18:44:55-07:002017-09-25T18:44:55-07:00An L.A. Daily News photographer spent a year making portraits of people struggling with homelessness and poverty across the county. Here's what they have to say.

]]>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 06:55:19 -0700201709250655192017-09-25T06:55:19-07:002017-09-25T06:55:19-07:00Aleyna Yim charmed the judges with a self-penned song in a performance that was part pop, part rap and all confidence, winning Saturday night's "South Bay's Got Talent" competition at Torrance's Armstrong Theater.

Accompanying herself on the ukelele, Yim impressed a panel of six expert judges, all employed in various elements of the entertainment industry.

]]>Sun, 24 Sep 2017 18:08:35 -0700201709242043042017-09-24T18:08:35-07:002017-09-24T20:43:04-07:00For decades, fourth-grade students in California have had one project that has taken over dining room tables, required piles of popsicle sticks and kept parents and kids up at night completing it: building a model of one of the 18th- and 19th-century Spanish missions in the state.

But under a new educational framework the state Department of Education is rolling out, the annual project may become history.

]]>Sun, 24 Sep 2017 15:07:27 -0700201709241755092017-09-24T15:07:27-07:002017-09-24T17:55:09-07:00What started as a simple picture of a whale's tail emblazoned on a specialized California license plate decades ago has morphed into one of the most successful environmental programs in the state.

The Whale Tail license plate - celebrating its 20th anniversary - continues to be popular among motorists.